Comb construction



Dec. 6, 1955 J. A. GAGLIANO 2,725,886

COMB CONSTRUCTION Filed March 13, 1953 Uuml UUWUUMU'U'U 'I III,

1N VEN TOR. JOSEPH A. 6A GLIAN I A 7' TORNEY sky) L United States Patent() 2,725,886 coMB CONSTRUCTION Joseph A. Gagliano, Bronx, N. Y., assignor of fifty per cent to Andrew Henry Wolak and Aurora Veronica Wolalr, Bronx, N. Y.

Application March 13, 1953, Serial No. 342,092 3 Claims. (Cl. 132-148) the body of the comb over the teeth to an intermediate point along the length thereof so as to engage with the hair passing through the teeth in such a manner as to effect a pulling action upon the hair. The purpose of the attachment is to grab hold of the hair while combing it, thus gently pulling it causing the scalp to loosen up, stimulate the blood in the scalp, and strengthen the roots of the hair.

Itis another object of the invention to provide in a comb construction an adjustable member overlying the from the comb teeth so as to render the comb construction adapted for hair of diiferent thicknesses, the adjustment being such that the edge of the member will be adjusted to greater distance from the comb teeth when the hair is coarse and at a closer distance from the comb teeth when the hair is fine.

It is another object of the invention toprovide in a comb construction having a hair pulling plate connected by means of keyway dovetail connections and wherein two dovetail slots are provided at different angles so as to set the hair pulling plate at different distances from the comb teeth and such that the dovetail grooves on the comb body will throughout both settings of the hair pulling plate be covered in order that the same will be kept clean.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a comb construction with a pulling plate and wherein the plate may be adjustable, which is of simple construction, inexpensive to manufacture, has a minimum number of parts, easy to adjust, convenient to use, durable, of pleasing appearance, and eicient in operation.

Figure l is a side elevational view of a comb construction looking upon the hair pulling formation thereof;

Pig. 2 is an end elevational view of the comb shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a collective and perspective view of a modified form of the invention wherein the plate can be adapted for adjustment to extend at diierent distances from the teeth upon the body of the comb, there being slots therein for receiving the projections on the hair pulling part or plate;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of the comb parts shown in Fig. 3 assembled with the hair pulling part adapted for use on the comb for fine hair;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional View of the comb assembled with the pulling part thereon kin a position to adapt the comb for use on coarse or thick hear;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective view of a still- Vfur-l ther form of the invention wherein the pull plate can Abe adjusted by turning a screw to locate the edge of the pull plate at the different distances from the comb teeth;

Fig. 7 is a sectional view of the form of the invention shown in Fig. 6 as viewed onl line 77 thereof.

Referring now particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, 10 repre- In Figs. 3, 4 and 5, there is shown a form of the invention wherein the hair pulling plate can be adjusted to` have its edge located at different distances from the sideI of the comb so as to adapt the comb for either coarse or fine hair. v

According to this form of the invention there is provided a comb part 14 and a hair pulling part 15 adapted to be assembled upon the comb pulling part at'dilferent The comb part has a body portion 16 in one face thereof there are provided parallel dovetail grooves At the upper edge of the hair pulling part 15 is an inwardly extending bead 21 adapted to lie in the groove 17 to close the face of the same against dust and to keep it clean. The groove 18 is angled, as clearly shown in Fig. 4, to bring the edge 19 of the pulling part close to the teeth.

If the pulling part or plate 15 is adjusted to the position shown in Fig. 5 with the dovetail projection 18 lying for use with coarse or thick hair. pulling part will be a greater distance from the side of the teeth 16 than with the plate connected in the manner as shown in Fig. 4, as will be readily observed by refera comb 22 having depending teeth projections 23 depending from a body portion 24. On one face of the body ortion24 there is provided a round hinge slot 25 that '.xtends the full length thereof and adapted to receive an :longated rounded projection 26 of an adjustable hair mlling part 2T having apulling edge 28. By providing a. round slot sufficiently open to permit the elongated projection 26 to have a piyotable or hinge connection therewith, the hair pulling part 27 can be adjusted so that its hair pulling edge 28 can lie at diierent distances from the, comb teeth 23 as illustrated best in Fig. 7 with full and dotted lines. This adjustment is elected by means of an adjusting screw 29 that is threaded between the upper portions of the comb and hair pulling parts and which has a turning knob 30. It will thus be seen b y turning the knob 30A and the screw 29 that the edge 28 ofthe hair pulling part can be located at the desired distance Vfrom the comb teeth for the best and maximum pulling action of the comb in either line or coarse hair. In each form of the invention the plate is xedly retained upon' the comb body portion to prevent a play or movement while the comb is'in use.

' While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shall be understood that such changes shall be within thespirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.v

What is claimed is:

l. A comb construction comprising a body portion and parallel teeth depending therefrom and a lixedly retained hair pulling plate portion extending from the body portion and downwardly over the sides of said teeth to a distance intermediate the length of the teeth, said plate por- 30 tion extending across the sides of said teeth and slightly outwardly spaced therefrom and providing a hair pulling leading substantially straight edge across the teeth under which the hair will be pulled and a shallow restricting space under the plate portion into which the hair is directed upon the comb being extended therethrough, whereby a pulling action will be eiected upon the hair.

2. A comb construction as defined in claim 1 and one of said portions having two parallel dovetail grooves extending along one face thereof one above the other, the other portion having a dovetail projection on one of its faces thereof and adapted to be extended into either of said grooves wherebythe pulling plate portion may be vertically adjusted upon the body portion and along the length of the teeth to vary the restricting space under the plate portion and adapt the comb for use upon either coarse or line hair.

3. A comb construction as defined in claim l and means for pivotally connecting said pulling plate portion to said body portion for movement of its pulling edge toward and away from leading faces of said teeth and adjusting screw means extending between said portions and operable to vary the distance of the pulling edge from the teeth and the restricting space under the plate portion.

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